大全 I-08

[CherrieLi]

Investing in real estate would be a profitable venture at this time. A survey in House magazine revealed that 85% of the magazine’s readers are planning to buy a second home over the next few years. A study of the real estate industry, however, revealed that the current supply of homes could only provide for 65% of that demand each year.

8.Which of the following, if true, reveals a weakness in the evidence cited above?
(A) Real estate is a highly labor-intensive business.
(B) Home builders are not evenly distributed across the country.
(C) The number of people who want second homes has been increasing each year for the past ten years.
(D) Readers of House magazine are more likely than most people to want second homes.
(E) House magazine includes articles about owning a second home as well as articles about building a second home.

答案d, 請問要怎麼解釋weaken呢?

[amazingslim]

作者的觀點:房地產現在是有利可圖的，提出以下證據來支持
證據一:雜誌調查發現85%的讀者，計畫未來幾年內添購第二間房子
證據二:研究指出目前房子的供給量只夠65%的需求

(D)雜誌讀者比ㄧ般人更想要第二間房子
抽樣基準不夠全面性
(就是weaken四種典型答案類型裡的:比較基礎不同)